diff --git a/lib/rmt/mirror/base.rb b/lib/rmt/mirror/base.rb
index 43bb3023c..bacc5e15a 100644
--- a/lib/rmt/mirror/base.rb
+++ b/lib/rmt/mirror/base.rb
@@ -155,9 +155,9 @@ def cleanup_stale_metadata
     logger.debug("Can not remove stale metadata directory: #{e}")
   end
 
-  def move_files(glob:, destination:)
+  def move_files(glob:, destination:, clean_before: true)
     FileUtils.mkpath(destination) unless Dir.exist?(destination)
-    FileUtils.rm_rf(Dir.glob(File.join(destination, '*')))
+    FileUtils.rm_rf(Dir.glob(File.join(destination, '*'))) if clean_before
     FileUtils.mv(Dir.glob(glob), destination, force: true)
   rescue StandardError => e
     raise RMT::Mirror::Exception.new(_('Error while moving files %{glob} to %{dest}: %{error}') % {
diff --git a/spec/lib/rmt/mirror/base_spec.rb b/spec/lib/rmt/mirror/base_spec.rb
index 3a38371a4..021ae161b 100644
--- a/spec/lib/rmt/mirror/base_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/rmt/mirror/base_spec.rb
@@ -264,6 +264,31 @@
         base.move_files(glob: src, destination: dest)
       end.to raise_exception(/Error while moving files/)
     end
+
+    it 'does not remove existing files when clean_before is false' do
+      allow(Dir).to receive(:exist?).with(dest).and_return(true)
+      allow(Dir).to receive(:glob).with(src).and_return(%w[/source/path/newfile1.txt /source/path/newfile2.txt])
+      allow(Dir).to receive(:glob).with(File.join(dest, '*')).and_return(%w[/destination/path/existing1.txt /destination/path/existing2.txt])
+
+      expect(FileUtils).not_to receive(:rm_rf)
+      expect(FileUtils).to receive(:mv).with(%w[/source/path/newfile1.txt /source/path/newfile2.txt], dest, force: true)
+
+      base.move_files(glob: src, destination: dest, clean_before: false)
+    end
+
+    it 'removes existing files when clean_before is true' do
+      allow(Dir).to receive(:exist?).with(dest).and_return(true)
+      existing_files = %w[/destination/path/file1.txt /destination/path/file2.txt]
+      source_files = %w[/source/path/newfile1.txt /source/path/newfile2.txt]
+
+      allow(Dir).to receive(:glob).with(File.join(dest, '*')).and_return(existing_files)
+      allow(Dir).to receive(:glob).with(src).and_return(source_files)
+
+      expect(FileUtils).to receive(:rm_rf).with(existing_files)
+      expect(FileUtils).to receive(:mv).with(source_files, dest, force: true)
+
+      base.move_files(glob: src, destination: dest, clean_before: true)
+    end
   end
 
   describe '#need_to_download?' do